Specific Phobias

Phobias are not just extreme fears; they are often considered to be irrational fears. You may be able to fly in an airplane with little difficulty but feel a sense of overwhelming panic going above the 10th floor of an office building.

A specific phobia is an intense fear of something that poses little or no actual danger.

Some of the more common phobias include:

These types of phobias are not just extreme fear; they are irrational fear of a specific thing. Though adults with phobias realize that these fears are irrational, they may often find that facing the feared object or situation brings on a panic attack or anxiety.

Specific phobias affect an estimated 6 million adults and are twice as common in women as they are in men.

Though the exact causes of specific phobias are not well understood, there is some evidence that these phobias may run in families. Specific phobias usually first appear during childhood and tend to persist into adulthood.

In many cases, when the object of the fear is easily avoidable, those with specific phobias may not feel the need to seek help.

Sometimes, though, they may make important career or personal decisions to avoid a phobic situation, and if this avoidance is carried to extreme lengths, it can be disabling. Specific phobias are highly treatable with carefully targeted psychotherapy like cognitive behavior therapy.

 

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